New ZealandGreens first choice for coalitionMost Labour voters prefer the Green Party to NZ First if Labour only needs one of them after the election.04 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew national standards for lakes and riversThe Green Party has dismissed the new bottom lines as "weak" and argues the measures mean rivers will only have to be clean enough for wading or boating.03 Jul 12:02 AM
New ZealandUnions back Labour and Greens with $120,000The Labour and Green party coffers will receive a $120,000 boost for the election from unions that are also hoping to mobilise thousands of members to push for a change of Government.30 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGreen MP to step down at electionFirst-term Green MP Holly Walker has decided to withdraw from the party's list, effectively stepping down as a MP at the September election.30 Jun 01:56 AM
New ZealandEPMU pours money into Labour, GreensThe Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has donated $60,000 to the Labour Party and $15,000 to the Green Party, the union announced this morning.29 Jun 10:36 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Strategy creates a clever route to block Labour-GreensThe roading announcement was also part of a wider strategy to convince voters that the Greens will be the driving force of any post-election coalition, writes John Armstrong.29 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandAdoption ploy to bring in relativesAdoption is being used by migrants as a way to "sneak" their relatives into the country, immigration advisers say.25 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandNats fly high, new party nibbles GreensNew Herald poll shows Internet-Mana would get two MPs, as their success eats into the Greens vote while National is still well ahead of Labour.16 Jun 09:20 PM
OpinionEditorial: Polls show National is on a rollYet another poll - the <i>Herald</i>-DigiPoll survey today - suggests National is heading for a decisive re-election in September.16 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionMartyn Bradbury: Unmentionable issues need championThere are three rules of New Zealand politics. Never criticise farmers. Never ask why cannabis is illegal and never, ever mention abortion.14 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandElection '14: Parties ready but are you?With 100 days to go until election day on September 20, the political parties - no doubt fibbing through clenched teeth - profess to be ready. Or close enough.11 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGreens want 3D printers in schoolsThe Green Party wants New Zealand to embrace 3D printing technology by encouraging its use in schools, universities and business.09 Jun 12:35 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Right-left jockeying real news of the weekThe downfall of John Banks may have seemed the story of the week. But the feasting by the mob on what was left of his dignity was essentially a sideshow, if a rather unsavoury one, writes John Armstrong.06 Jun 09:14 PM
New ZealandGreens, NZ First get boost in fundingTaxpayer funding for National and Labour's election campaign broadcast advertising has been cut for this year's election but the Greens and NZ First will enjoy a substantial boost.06 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandGreens want abortion law changedThe Green Party wants to make abortion freely available to women up to 20 weeks pregnant.06 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Carbon tax policy classic GreensThe Greens are open to negotiating offsetting subsidies to emissions-intensive, trade-exposed firms whose survival might be threatened by their proposed carbon tax.04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Real cost of Dotcom alliance remains to be seenWhen eccentric millionaires hijack the political landscape as their own private playground, mere mortals should be very afraid, writes Brian Rudman.03 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Carbon tax plan no substitute for tradingThe words "tax cut" and "Green Party" do not normally appear in the same sentence, unless the party is condemning the cut.03 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Excitement the mark of a party whose time has comeThe Greens are straining at the leash. They are not just hungry for power. They are starving.01 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCarbon policy dangles cash carrotThe Green Party is offering up tax breaks of $6 a week for households to soften the blow of a proposal to tax carbon pollution in New Zealand for the first time.01 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGreens focus on teensTeenagers would get free GP visits and prescriptions under a Green Government, co-leader Metiria Turei revealed this morning.30 May 11:13 PM
New ZealandTurei back in spotlightGreen Party MP Metiria Turei is reminding voters that her party has two leaders.30 May 10:42 AM
New ZealandGreens lose hope in ETSThe Green Party are losing hope in the Emissions Trading Scheme, saying it has become a game for speculators, and may propose radical changes or even scrap it if elected this year.30 May 09:30 AM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Over the threshold: the Internet-Mana weddingToby Manhire looks at this week's strange coming together of Kim Dotcom's Internet Party and Hone Harawira's Mana Party. "Here we are. Bloody hell."29 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGreens' $327m insulation schemeThe Green Party wants to spend $327 million to revive a nationwide home insulation scheme - with $60 million earmarked for Canterbury.26 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandGreens unveil party listThe Greens have released the final roster of list candidates for this year's election - and there's one notable omission.24 May 11:18 PM
New ZealandLabour and Greens pull support for law changeLabour and Greens have pulled their support for a law change which cracks down on migrant exploitation.19 May 05:30 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Election year - time for traditional nutty nonsenseUnder the old first-past-the-post system National would romp home, but MMP neutralises such clear-cut outcomes, writes Bob Jones.12 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNational takes 6 point diveNational has taken a 6 point dive in the latest Roy Morgan poll, below the combined support of Labour and the Greens at 45.5 per cent.07 May 05:00 PM
